The Rams broke their way to the division round before bowing out by a two-point loss to the Packers on Saturday, which set Los Angeles up for an interesting off-season at the most important position of the game.
Jared Goff managed to return in time from a thumb operation to enter the game in an emergency and help the Rams score a game card victory over Seattle, in which his defense was the biggest winner. But Goff could not keep the Rams in an offensive clash with the Packers, who won 32-18. Goff ended the season with a sufficient amount of work, with a final pass line of 3,952 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, a completion percentage of 67 and a 90 passing.
Goff was just as effective as he was contradictory, and showed the tendency to start matches. The Rams eventually won on a hot streak, and also began other games with struggles that were typical of his worst days in the NFL. The Rams simply did not know which Goff would get them on a consistent basis, leaving the door open for McVay to thoroughly examine his team’s future at all positions – even below the midfield.
McVay told reporters on Saturday that Goff is ‘the quarterback at the moment’, which was not exactly the most sounding endorsement, and then on Sunday he would not implicitly claim that Goff is the QB. inconsistent performance at stake with the quarterback situation for the Rams.
“We know John Wolford came in and they were excited about him when Jared Goff got hurt and the way he acted, and then he got hurt,” Wyche said. ‘So I think a lot of people are wondering if they’re going to bring in a veteran-kind quarterback to push Jared Goff this off-season. Or does that threat at least have a backup to see if they can elevate Goff.
“The people I spoke to are basically saying the relationship with Goff and McVay right now: not great. They need marriage counseling is what one person told me. I think it’s something they’ll be able to work on. through, but there needs to be healing and it’s not just with Jared Goff’s injured thumb. ‘
McVay’s vague reactions in the aftermath of Saturday appear to be that there is an underlying uncertainty about Goff’s position that extends beyond his inconsistent game. He acknowledged Goff for his effort to return to win the Rams a playoff game, but noted that he needed to meet with Goff to develop a shared understanding on the way to an important off-season.